Yanggu

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Yanggu
Hangul 양구군
Hanja 楊口郡
Revised Romanization Yanggu-gun
McCune-Reischauer Yanggu-gun
Statistics
Area 700.8 km² (270.6 sq mi)
Population (2000) 24,027
Population density 34 /km² (88 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 4 myeon
Location map
Map Yanggu-gun.PNG

Yanggu County (Yanggu-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

The northern part of Yanggu County was part of the front line for much of the Korean War, and now borders the Demilitarized Zone. Several Korean War battle sites are located in Yanggu County, including Bloody Ridge, Heartbreak Ridge, and Hill 1179 (Daeusan).

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